Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Genesis 1:28


And God said unto them,
Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,
and subdue it: and have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

This quote sounds like one persons opinion about what God had told them to do and what their purpose on earth is. It reminds me of divine right where the kings in the middle ages told the townspeople God granted him and his family power over the land. The main section that enforces my opinion is this phrase “…dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” To use the word dominion is strong signifying seniority and authority.

This quote implies many things about how people should behave. It insists that we take charge of this world and become in a way our own "dictators" by utilizing the world to the fullest. It’s one opinion, but it doesn’t mean people should be pressured into living this way.
This quote relates to the following chapters because it promotes and helps build a message that it’s saying to the reader. The first chapter sets the scene of an unfortunate family in the Congo of Africa who lives off the jungle and its resources. What the quote is implying is that we should all make use of what we’re provided on this earth and we shouldn’t feel limited to what’s around us.

The chapters, I’m assuming are going to describe the relationships between mankind and nature. This book might solve the question we’re trying to solve this sophomore year about what kind of world is this and how do we live in it. There may also be some situations of this missionary woman struggling to survive with her four daughters and we’ll see how she copes with her condition.

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